diff --git a/gio/gproxyresolver.c b/gio/gproxyresolver.c
index 61f61a797..8a69b202a 100644
--- a/gio/gproxyresolver.c
+++ b/gio/gproxyresolver.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ g_proxy_resolver_is_supported (GProxyResolver *resolver)
  *
  * Looks into the system proxy configuration to determine what proxy,
  * if any, to use to connect to @uri. The returned proxy URIs are of
- * the form `<protocol>://[user[:password]@]host:port` or
+ * the form `<protocol>://[user[:password]@]host[:port]` or
  * `direct://`, where <protocol> could be http, rtsp, socks
  * or other proxying protocol.
  *